Azukas v. Semple

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ANTHONY AZUKAS, Plaintiff, No. 3:22-cv-00403 (MPS) v. SCOTT SEMPLE, KRISTEN DONOHUE- GONZALEZ, and SHADANE M. HARRIS, Defendants. RULING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I. INTRODUCTION On March 19, 2019, Anthony Azukas fell and hit his head outside the showers at Cheshire Correctional Institution (“Cheshire”). Two weeks later, he received an emergency craniotomy for a subdural hematoma. Azukas claims that the defendants, a former Connecticut Department of Corrections (“DOC”) commissioner, a nurse, and a nurse practitioner, violated his…